Company Unknown
Colonel
His brother was Thomas Joseph Murphy, Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster. John Murphy served in the regular U.S. Cavalry before and early in the Civil War and after the Civil War.
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2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry
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Company Unknown
Quarter Master
Left arm broken by a rifle ball at Battle of Nashville in December 1865. Became a physician after the Civil War.
Company Unknown
Private
After capture at Trenton with the 7th Tenn Cav. Union ,Sion was paroled from camp chase and reenlisted in the 2nd Tenn Mounted Inf. He mustered out at Nashville Tnn. Two other brothers, Granville, 27th Tn.Inf CSA, Mark, 7th Tn.Cav. Un,and his Uncle,Samuel,7th TN Cav Un.Co.D. All survived the war
Company Unknown
Rank unknown
Mr Wilcox may have been a member of the 13th Regiment and was in the Battle of Rogersville.
Company A
Private
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Company A
Major
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Company A
Private
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Company A
Sergeant
Sergeant of the 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, Company: A
Company B
Private
William A. Wesson was born in Lauderdale County, Alabama Dec 21, 1831 son of Claiborne Wesson and Nancy Temple Wesson. William married Sarah Jane Thompson. It was reported Dec. 18th 1862 that he had died at Waynesboro Tn. His brother John R. Wesson who had served in the 6th Tennessee Cavalry U.S.A. after returning from the war married Williams widow. All three are buried in Simmons Cemetery Lauderdale county Alabama.
Company C
2nd Lieutenant
Alfred Sampson Cotham(1841-1922)from Perry,TN. He entered as a private and left the unit as a 2nd Lt.
After leaving the unit, he made his escape to safety with his wife and children on the USS Peosta. His first wife died, he married again and homesteaded in Ripley County, MO where he lived out his days.
He is my great-great-great grandfather.
Company C
2nd Lieutenant
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Company C
Private
Ive been unable to find my ancestor on muster rolls but his pension record reflects his.service in the regiment.
Company D
1st Lieutenant
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Company D
Private
This is my gg-grandfather. After the war, he moved his family to Texas.
Company E
Private
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Company E
Colonel
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Company F
Musician
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Company F
Private
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Company H
Private
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Company K
Colonel
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